Research among 2,000 adults found people typically know five of their neighbours by name and consider two of them to be 'good friends'. Hot topics of conversation between neighbours include the weather (47 per cent), bin collection (39 per cent) a pet (27 per cent) - and one in 20 have even sought relationship advice. As a result, 87 per cent have no idea what their neighbours pay for bills in comparison to them. The study also found of those who consider their neighbours to be 'friends', four in 10 said their relationship gradually turned into a friendship after living in the same place for years. The Neighbourhood Bills Calculator is a free tool to help show the estimated average prices of household bills for homes similar to yours in your area, try it here: https://www.comparethemarket.com/money/bills-calculator/

Source: Daily Mirror May 25, 2021 22:09 UTC